diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e3ceefd..fc7497b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ php:
   - 5.5
 
 script:
+  - composer validate
   - phpunit --version
   - phpunit --configuration tests/phpunit.xml
 
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index cf6af5a..4015f51 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
     "suggest": {
         "illuminate/support": "Fluent array interface for map functions"
     },
+    "extra": {
+        "branch-alias": {
+            "dev-master": "1.0.x-dev"
+        }
+    },
     "support": {
         "issues": "https://github.com/parsecsv/parsecsv-for-php/issues",
         "source": "https://github.com/parsecsv/parsecsv-for-php"